Barbara Hershey

Born Barbara Lynn Herzstein in Hollywood on Feb. 5, 1948, she was the youngest of three children born to Arnold, a Jewish racing form statistician, and Melrose, a department store clerk of Irish decent. Although painfully shy in school, Barbara was immediately drawn to acting, and would perform constantly for her family at home. When she at last came out of her shell around age 10, Hershey proved to be an exceptional student, and later, a talented performer in several stage productions with the drama department at Hollywood High School. After a supportive drama coach at the school sent her to meet an agent, the budding thespian landed her first professional role with one of several appearanc... Continue Bio >>